Conceive
[ kən'siv ]
第2级
其它 Other
vt.& vi. 怀孕;构思;想像，设想;持有;
vi. 怀孕;设想;考虑;
💡 词根助记
con共同+ceive拿，抓，握住→想象；构想
📝 例句
Deer usually conceive in November.
鹿通常在十一月份怀胎。
Could you conceive such a contingency?
你能想象这样一种偶然的事情吗？
He conceived it his duty to help his deceased friend's family.
他认为帮助亡友的家属是他的责任。
I conceive you to be now commending the similes.
我想你现在在称赞这个比喻了。
She was still young enough to conceive and carry.
她还年轻，可以怀孕和生育。
🌱 联想助记
【串】曾被他deceive(欺骗),复仇计划conceive(构想出),他把邮包receive(收到),一点没有perceive(察觉)
【记】※ 谐音“看媳妇”:看媳妇怀孕真高兴
※ conceive-怀孕,receive-接受:怀孕的现实她无法接受
※ conceit-自负,conceive-构思:自负的人总装作若有所思
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-cept-表示“抓住”
常见变体有-cap-、-cip-、-ceiv-
📖 牛津释义
conceive
v
1 [I, Tn] become pregnant (with a child) 怀孕; 受孕
She was told she couldn't conceive. 她得知自己不能怀孕.
The child was conceived on the night of their wedding. 那孩子是在他们新婚之夜怀上的.
2 [Ipr, Tn, Tf, Tw, Cn.n/a]
~ of sth; ~ sth (as sth) form (an idea, a plan, etc) in the mind; imagine sth 想出（主意、 计划等）; 构思; 想像某事物
It was then that I conceived the notion of running away. 就在那时我产生了逃跑的念头.
I cannot conceive (ie do not believe) that he would wish to harm us. 我不能想像（不相信）他会伤害我们.
I cannot conceive why you allowed the child to go alone, ie I think you were very foolish to allow it. 我真想不通你为什麽让孩子一个人走（我认为你这样做很蠢）.
The ancients conceived (of) the world as (being) flat, ie They thought it was flat. 古人认为地球是扁的.
🎯 考研助记
con（共同）+ceive（收到）:夫妻共同收到→ 怀孕- 构思 网友：yqy补充： con（＝com全）+ceive（收到）：把学的知道全部消化后才能有新的构思
🔁 扩展释义
*[kәn'si:v]vt. 构思, 认为vi. 怀孕【医】 受孕相关词组: I simply can't conceive why...
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「博士」词汇
查看全部博士词汇 ›🗣️ 情景例句
I think we just had a misunderstanding about the plan, but I was very disappointed not to be going out.
我想我们只是对于外出计划有误解罢了，不过没能外出我很失望。
What did he do?
他是干什么的？
They said that the march had been forbidden, but that wasn't true.
他们说游行向来是被禁止的，但这不是事实。